Evidence-informed. Transparent about what that means.
The Parent Readiness Test is an educational readiness assessment—not a clinical instrument, diagnosis, legal opinion or substitute for professional advice.
What is evidence and guidance
The domains and action areas draw on public guidance about advance care planning, emergency preparedness, caregiving, financial protection and aging in place. The linked organizations do not endorse or validate ParentReady’s scoring system.
What is proprietary
ParentReady’s wording, response model, domain weights, attention flags, overall score and prioritization logic are our own methodology. They have not yet been psychometrically or clinically validated. The score is a structured conversation starter, not a prediction of health outcomes, caregiving burden or crisis risk.
How the score works
The initial 13 questions use a 0–3 response scale. Within each area, we average the responses and convert them to a score out of 100. The overall result is the rounded weighted average of those area scores.
- Conversations & wishes: 18% of the overall score
- Health & care information: 15% of the overall score
- Legal & decision readiness: 17% of the overall score
- Financial continuity: 14% of the overall score
- Emergency response: 16% of the overall score
- Home & daily safety: 10% of the overall score
- Your support capacity: 10% of the overall score
The lowest-scoring areas appear first. A first-option response can flag something worth clarifying; it is not a diagnosis. Strong areas receive maintenance guidance. These weights are design choices, not estimates of medical risk.
Complete adds 22 contextual questions to adapt the plan. They do not change the initial score. Family keeps each parent’s profile separate; the initial “both parents” snapshot should not be treated as two individual assessments.
Core sources
- National Institute on Aging — Advance Care Planning
- CDC — Caregiving
- FEMA Ready.gov — Older Adults
- CFPB — Managing Someone Else’s Money
- Administration for Community Living — Long-Term Care
Source inclusion does not imply endorsement. Guidance is U.S.-oriented and may not reflect every state’s laws or every family’s circumstances.
Privacy & safety
Responses are used to calculate and save your result and improve the assessment. Do not enter medical records, account numbers or other sensitive details. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911. For legal, medical, financial or safety decisions, consult an appropriately qualified professional.